2014 Media Releases

Date:

February 28, 2014

For More Information Contact:

Wayne Mixdorf, City Parking Manager, 402-441-6097

Tournament Visitors Will See Changes Downtown

Lincoln's new Pinnacle Bank Arena will host all the high school championship basketball games as well as some preliminary rounds for the first time this year. The girls tournament is March 6 through 8, and the boys tournament is March 13 through 15. Visitors will see many changes downtown with new roads, garages, hotels and restaurants in the Haymarket and West Haymarket. Construction continues in the West Haymarket and along "P" Street in downtown.

About 1,400 new "smart" parking meters were installed downtown a year ago, and the meter rate is now $1 an hour, making parking garages the cheapest downtown parking option. The new meters also accept credit, debit and pre-paid parking cards and dollar coins in addition to dimes and quarters. Parking meters are enforced Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

SMG is offering $3 all-day event parking at the large festival space north of Pinnacle Bank Arena off Sun Valley Boulevard. The lot is a short distance from the arena and is connected by a pedestrian bridge. SMG also is offering $5 all-day event parking at the "premium" garage attached to the arena. The SMG parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The City is offering $5 all-day event parking for the tournaments at the Red 1 Garage at 555 "R" St., just south of the Arena. The all-day rate at this location is only $4 online at parkandgo.org.

In all other City garages and lots with the "Park and Go" signage, the first hour is free. The rate is then $1 per hour with a maximum of $9 for all-day parking. The facilities are:

Lumberworks Garage, 700 "N" Street

Market Place Garage, 925 "Q" Street

Carriage Park Garage, 1128 "L" Street

Cornhusker Garage, 1220 "L" Street

West Depot Lot, 7th and "O" streets

Haymarket Garage, 848 "Q" Street

Que Place Garage, 1111 "Q" Street

Center Park Garage, 1120 "N" Street

University Square Garage, 101 N. 14th Street

All public parking with the exception of that purchased online is on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking for oversized vehicles can be arranged by calling Pinnacle Bank Arena at 402-904-4444 or PolygonCorp at 402-770-7659. More information is available at 402-441-PARK (7275) and at parkandgo.org. The Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau will have staff at each venue to help with questions. More visitor information is available at its website, lincoln.org.